2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Body Mass Index Grouping-Underweight, Recommended Range, Overweight and Obese*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Underweight Recommended Range Overweight Obese
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,902 52 1.2 0.8- 1.6 1,130 29.6 27.8-31.4 1,360 34.8 33.0-36.6 1,360 34.5 32.7-36.3
GENDER
Male 1,840 23 1.1 0.7- 1.7 477 26.6 24.3-29.1 736 39.9 37.3-42.6 604 32.4 29.9-34.9
Female 2,062 29 1.3 0.8- 2.0 653 32.5 30.0-35.2 624 29.6 27.3-32.1 756 36.6 34.0-39.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,556 38 1.3 0.9- 1.9 785 30.8 28.7-33.0 896 35.3 33.1-37.6 837 32.5 30.4-34.7
Non-Hispanic Black 666 *** *** *** 143 23.8 19.9-28.2 214 32.0 27.9-36.3 304 43.4 39.0-47.8
Non-Hispanic Other 217 *** *** *** 83 37.2 29.7-45.4 77 36.5 29.2-44.5 53 24.9 18.2-33.1
Hispanic 426 *** *** *** 107 24.6 20.3-29.5 161 36.3 31.3-41.6 154 38.4 33.3-43.8
AGE
18-34 837 22 2.1 1.4- 3.4 325 39.9 36.0-43.9 261 30.7 27.2-34.4 229 27.3 23.9-31.0
35-44 587 *** *** *** 167 28.6 24.6-32.9 184 32.7 28.4-37.2 232 38.2 33.9-42.7
45-54 620 *** *** *** 130 20.3 16.8-24.3 215 34.2 30.0-38.6 273 45.3 40.8-49.9
55-64 658 *** *** *** 141 20.9 17.3-24.9 238 36.6 32.3-41.2 270 41.3 36.9-45.8
65-74 616 *** *** *** 162 24.7 20.9-28.9 243 41.7 37.2-46.5 206 33.2 28.9-37.8
75+ 536 *** *** *** 192 37.0 31.4-43.0 197 36.3 30.9-42.1 138 24.8 20.2-30.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 296 *** *** *** 68 23.7 18.4-29.9 114 38.1 31.7-45.1 111 37.2 30.9-44.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 845 11 1.3 0.7- 2.3 228 29.4 25.6-33.4 290 34.6 30.9-38.5 316 34.8 31.1-38.6
Some Post-H.S. 1,060 13 1.1 0.6- 2.2 295 29.4 26.2-32.7 362 32.6 29.5-36.0 390 36.9 33.6-40.3
College Graduate 1,690 24 1.2 0.7- 1.9 536 31.6 29.1-34.2 590 36.1 33.5-38.8 540 31.1 28.6-33.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,221 18 1.3 0.7- 2.3 310 26.8 23.7-30.1 388 31.6 28.5-35.0 505 40.3 36.9-43.7
No 2,618 32 1.1 0.7- 1.6 806 31.1 29.0-33.3 944 35.8 33.7-38.0 836 32.0 29.9-34.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 478 *** *** *** 112 23.1 19.0-27.7 211 43.0 37.9-48.3 151 32.8 28.0-38.0
Non-Veteran 3,422 48 1.2 0.8- 1.7 1,016 30.5 28.6-32.4 1,149 33.6 31.7-35.5 1,209 34.7 32.9-36.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,115 24 1.1 0.7- 1.6 589 28.4 26.2-30.8 731 34.6 32.3-37.0 771 35.9 33.5-38.3
Unemployed 184 *** *** *** 43 23.4 16.8-31.5 62 36.9 28.7-45.9 76 38.9 30.9-47.6
Retired 1,085 13 1.0 0.4- 2.2 335 30.3 26.9-34.0 417 39.1 35.5-42.8 320 29.6 26.3-33.1
Unable to Work 247 *** *** *** 50 18.7 13.9-24.7 72 29.8 23.4-37.2 117 48.6 41.2-56.0
Other not in Labor Force 239 *** *** *** 102 48.8 41.1-56.6 69 25.9 20.0-32.9 65 24.1 18.5-30.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 139 *** *** *** 31 22.2 15.4-30.9 55 37.3 28.2-47.5 52 40.0 30.4-50.5
$15,000- 24,999 258 *** *** *** 73 32.6 25.8-40.3 87 31.6 25.1-38.9 91 33.9 27.2-41.3
$25,000- 34,999 318 *** *** *** 92 31.8 25.5-39.0 95 28.9 23.1-35.4 122 36.5 30.3-43.1
$35,000- 49,999 482 *** *** *** 113 19.9 16.2-24.2 165 35.9 30.8-41.4 198 43.3 38.0-48.7
$50,000-74,999 480 *** *** *** 132 27.0 22.6-31.9 148 31.2 26.5-36.3 197 40.8 35.7-46.1
$75,000-100,000 456 *** *** *** 124 30.0 24.9-35.8 173 37.2 32.1-42.6 153 32.1 27.3-37.3
$100,000-150,000 435 *** *** *** 120 25.6 21.2-30.6 165 39.1 33.9-44.6 146 34.8 29.8-40.1
$150,000+ 488 *** *** *** 166 33.9 29.4-38.9 177 36.5 31.9-41.5 143 29.1 24.8-33.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 846 14 1.7 0.9- 3.2 279 35.3 31.2-39.5 295 34.2 30.3-38.3 258 28.9 25.3-32.7
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 95 *** *** *** 24 21.9 14.1-32.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 241 *** *** *** 54 23.6 18.0-30.2 82 31.5 25.0-38.8 101 44.0 36.7-51.5
101% to 150% 396 *** *** *** 105 30.1 24.4-36.5 124 29.7 24.4-35.6 157 38.2 32.5-44.3
151% to 200% 198 *** *** *** 63 29.3 22.3-37.3 63 33.5 25.8-42.0 67 35.0 27.4-43.5
More than 200% 2,101 19 0.8 0.4- 1.3 601 28.4 26.1-30.7 746 36.1 33.7-38.5 735 34.8 32.5-37.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 846 14 1.7 0.9- 3.2 279 35.3 31.2-39.5 295 34.2 30.3-38.3 258 28.9 25.3-32.7
HOUSING
Own 2,436 24 0.8 0.5- 1.4 682 28.0 25.9-30.2 875 35.8 33.6-38.1 855 35.4 33.2-37.7
Rent 1,178 23 2.0 1.2- 3.1 351 31.8 28.7-35.0 390 32.6 29.6-35.8 414 33.7 30.7-36.8
Other arrangement 266 *** *** *** 90 39.3 32.3-46.7 88 30.7 24.5-37.6 84 28.2 22.3-35.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,362 22 1.4 0.9- 2.4 441 33.8 30.9-36.9 482 36.1 33.2-39.2 417 28.6 26.0-31.5
Regional City or Suburban County 1,133 12 0.9 0.5- 1.7 328 29.5 26.3-32.9 400 35.8 32.5-39.2 393 33.8 30.6-37.2
Rural 1,407 18 1.2 0.7- 2.0 361 25.5 22.7-28.5 478 32.5 29.5-35.6 550 40.8 37.7-44.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 795 13 1.8 1.0- 3.2 185 25.1 21.5-29.0 279 33.7 29.9-37.7 318 39.5 35.5-43.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,237 15 1.1 0.5- 2.1 340 27.3 24.3-30.6 429 34.6 31.5-38.0 453 37.0 33.8-40.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,870 24 1.0 0.6- 1.5 605 33.4 30.8-36.0 652 35.4 32.8-38.0 589 30.3 27.9-32.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,385 19 1.0 0.6- 1.7 467 34.9 31.9-38.0 481 35.1 32.1-38.2 418 29.0 26.2-31.9
2nd Quartile 1,234 15 1.3 0.7- 2.4 345 29.6 26.5-32.9 427 34.0 30.9-37.2 447 35.1 32.0-38.4
3rd Quartile 951 16 1.2 0.7- 2.2 239 24.2 21.2-27.6 333 36.0 32.4-39.7 363 38.6 35.0-42.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 332 *** *** *** 79 26.3 20.7-32.9 119 33.1 27.4-39.4 132 39.6 33.4-46.2

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*Body mass index is computed as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared:(kg/ m2).
BMI is an intermediate variable used in defining overweight and obesity.
Underweight=BMI less than 18.5, Recommended Range=BMI 18.5 to 24.9, Overweight=BMI 25.0 to 29.9 and Obese=BMI 30 or greater.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2024 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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